Sneak Peek
2T Edison School * March 9th* Mrs. Tallman
2T Community
Literacy:
This week, we will ask, “What makes a character interesting?” First, we’ll read My Name is Gabriela, a biography of Gabriela Mistral. Gabriela is a girl who loved to read and became the first Latin American woman to win a Nobel Prize. We will also read a few poems from a collection of poetry in Poems About Reading and Writing. .
Target Vocabulary: accepted, express, fluttering, grand, pretend, prize, wonder, taught
Phonics Skills: Words with long e sound for y (sleepy); changing y to I (sleepier)
Spelling Words: pretty, baby, very, funny, many, lucky, only, noisy, penny, city, tiny, sorry, always, draw, soon ** glossary
Vocabulary Strategy: suffixes –y and -ful
Comprehension Skill: Understanding characters – tell more about the characters
Comprehension Strategy: Analyze/evaluate-tell how you feel about the text and why
How To Writing
This week we will draft a How To story using features studied in all How To books. We will continue to plan, revise, edit and write a How To piece of writing. We will share our writing with the class.
Math:
Lesson 7-7: Middle Value (Median) of a Set of Data
Ordering and comparing numbers
Collecting and organizing data
Finding the median of a data set using concrete materials
Key Vocabulary – median, middle value, sort
Lesson 7-8: Frequency Distributions
Ordering and comparing numbers
Collecting data and creating frequency tables, line plots, and bar graphs
Using concrete materials to find the median of a data set
Using graphs to answer questions and draw conclusions
Key Vocabulary – line plot
Unit 7 Math Test is Scheduled for Thursday, March 12th.
Happy Birthday!
Social Studies: Learn About People
The boys and girls will be introduced to four different cultures by listening to stories about different children and their families. The various cultural backgrounds will be explored and the students will learn that knowledge and ideas are passed from one generation to another through memories, experiences and from sharing traditions.
As a class, we will focus on two skills. The students will reading a bar graph and interpreting the information presented. They will also practice following a route on a map. Once a location is determined, the students will use a compass rose to decide the best direction to go and create an appropriate route.
Mark Your Calendars:
March 11th- Half day- Teacher Inservice
March 12th- Math Test
March 13th- End of Marking Period
March 27th- Spirit Day
March 27th- Character Counts Assembly
March 27th- Special Guy and Gal Social
March 27th- Report Card Day